Lancashire Youth Offending Team AIM We are here

Lancashire Youth Offending Team AIM We are here to prevent young people from offending and to reduce re-offending

Who We Are l 6 teams based in Burnley, Accrington, Wyre and Fylde, Lancaster, Preston and Chorley. l Managers, Social workers, YOT workers, Health and Educational staff, Police Officers and Volunteers. l GRIP Prevention Service is also county wide.

What do we do? l l l We support young people through assessing their needs. We work with young people to try to reduce their risk of offending. We work in partnership with other services and agencies. We support young people to return to education, find employment opportunities and accommodation. We show respect, we listen and we care.

Numbers of Young People Being Supervised 2009/10 : Hyndburn Burnley South Lancs Preston Lancaster Wyre & Fylde TOTAL 239 275 365 344 200 212 1635 Current Numbers: Hyndburn Burnley South Lancs Preston Lancaster Wyre & Fylde TOTAL 137 171 170 265 95 95 933

First Time Entrants Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Total 2008/9 413 373 334 338 1452 2009/10 369 344 313 295 1321 DISTRICT 2008/9 2009/10 Burnley 136 106 Chorley 110 99 Fylde 74 62 Hyndburn 117 139 Lancaster 166 169 Pendle 137 97 Preston 191 175 Ribble Valley 43 33 Rossendale 70 45 South Ribble 143 120 West Lancs 134 147 Wyre 137 129

Offence Analysis 2009/10 Top 3 Offence Types: Total Offences 3084 100% Violence against the person 686 22% Theft and Handling Stolen Goods 504 16% Criminal Damage 412 13% Offences by Age: AGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Offences 6 31 55 162 293 608 781 804 34 % 0% 1% 2% 5% 10% 25% 26% 11%

Children Looked After – Quarter 1 2010/11 Secure Accommodation: Establishment Numbers Detail Newton Aycliffe 1 DTO Redbank 1 Remand Young Offender Institutions: Establishment Numbers Detail Hindley 1 Remand Overall during April to June 2010 – 2 of the 26 Remands and 1 of the 19 DTOs were Children Looked After.

Children and Young People in Custody l l All young people in custody keep in contact with their YOT worker. YOT case worker attends the sentence planning review. There is a strong focus on helping young people to resettle back into the community. We support the safeguarding procedures and work with prison staff as much as possible.

Children and Young People in Residential Homes l l l The Problem: We recognised the Police were being called out on a regular basis to our childrens’ homes. The Opportunity: For LYOT to work with staff in our homes and the Police to ensure that children and young people are not criminalised where possible. The Future: A joint protocol has been developed across the county to support the children, young people and staff involved. This will mean fewer convictions and more support for young people in Lancashire.

The Future for Children Looked After in LYOT……… l l Changes within the directorate group will mean more joined up working with residential services, short stays schools, CAHMS and the fostering and adoption services. Work with courts to ensure we all understand our role in corporate parenting. Listening to what our young people have to tell us. Any feedback from today.